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Veeam fixes bug that lets hackers breach backup infrastructure
2023-03-08 18:13

Veeam urged customers to patch a high-severity Backup Service security vulnerability impacting its Backup & Replication software.The flaw was reported in mid-February by a security researcher known as Shanigen, and it affects all Veeam Backup & Replication versions.

Acer confirms breach after 160GB of data for sale on hacking forum
2023-03-07 15:38

Taiwanese computer giant Acer confirmed that it suffered a data breach after threat actors hacked a server hosting private documents used by repair technicians.The confirmation of a data breach comes after a threat actor began selling on a popular hacking forum what they claim is 160GB of data stolen from Acer in mid-February 2023.

LastPass Hack: Engineer's Failure to Update Plex Software Led to Massive Data Breach
2023-03-07 06:21

The massive breach at LastPass was the result of one of its engineers failing to update Plex on their home computer, in what's a sobering reminder of the dangers of failing to keep software up-to-date. The embattled password management service last week revealed how unidentified actors leveraged information stolen from an earlier incident that took place prior to August 12, 2022, along with details "Available from a third-party data breach and a vulnerability in a third-party media software package to launch a coordinated second attack" between August and October 2022.

Week in review: LastPass breach, GCP data exfiltration, UEFI bootkit
2023-03-05 08:30

5 open source Burp Suite penetration testing extensions you should check outWhen it comes to assessing the security of computer systems, penetration testing tools are critical for identifying vulnerabilities that attackers may exploit. LastPass breach: Hacker accessed corporate vault by compromising senior developer's home PCLastPass is, once again, telling customers about a security incident related to the August 2022 breach of its development environment and subsequent unauthorized access to the company's third-party cloud storage service that hosted backups.

Hatch Bank discloses data breach after GoAnywhere MFT hack
2023-03-02 19:33

Fintech banking platform Hatch Bank has reported a data breach after hackers stole the personal information of almost 140,000 customers from the company's Fortra GoAnywhere MFT secure file-sharing platform. As reported by TechCrunch, data breach notifications sent to impacted customers and filed with Attorney General's offices warned that hackers exploited a vulnerability in the GoAnywhere MFT software to steal the data of 139,493 customers.

LastPass breach: Hacker accessed corporate vault by compromising senior developer’s home PC
2023-02-28 12:16

LastPass is, once again, telling customers about a security incident related to the August 2022 breach of its development environment and subsequent unauthorized access to the company's third-party cloud storage service that hosted backups: "The threat actor leveraged information stolen during the first incident, information available from a third-party data breach, and a vulnerability in a third-party media software package to launch a coordinated second attack." The second incident went initially unnoticed, LastPass says, the tactics, techniques, and procedures and the indicators of compromise of the second incident "Were not consistent with those of the first." It was only later determined that the two incidents were related.

LastPass Reveals Second Attack Resulting in Breach of Encrypted Password Vaults
2023-02-28 06:16

LastPass, which in December 2022 disclosed a severe data breach that allowed threat actors to access encrypted password vaults, said it happened as a result of the same adversary launching a second attack on its systems. "The threat actor leveraged information stolen during the first incident, information available from a third-party data breach, and a vulnerability in a third-party media software package to launch a coordinated second attack," the password management service said.

LastPass: DevOps engineer hacked to steal password vault data in 2022 breach
2023-02-28 01:40

LastPass disclosed a breach in December where threat actors stole partially encrypted password vault data and customer information. "The threat actor was able to capture the employee's master password as it was entered, after the employee authenticated with MFA, and gain access to the DevOps engineer's LastPass corporate vault," reads a new security advisory published today.

Stanford University discloses data breach affecting PhD applicants
2023-02-24 16:27

Stanford University disclosed a data breach after files containing Economics Ph.D. program admission information were downloaded from its website between December 2022 and January 2023. Last week, the university sent data breach notification letters to those who submitted personal and health information as part of the graduate application to its Department of Economics, informing them that their info was accessed without authorization.

Activision confirms data breach exposing employee and game info
2023-02-21 19:14

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